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Appendix D: Charge to the National Academy of Sciences in Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act (SARA) Section 313(I) and U.S. Congress, 1986. SARA Conference Report on Mass Balance Study
Pages 111-116

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... SARA Conference Report on Mass Balance Study 111
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... available mass balance information from States which currently conduct (or during the 5 years after the date of enactment of this title initiate) a mass balance-oriented annual quantity toxic chemical release program.
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... -D id) MASS BALANCE DEFINITION - For purposes of 1hls subsec110nEq' the term "mass balsDce" means an sccumuls110n of the Anus quads of chemlc~s transported 10 8 facibty, produced a18 faclhty, consumed 818 ~clU1y, used 81 113 a faclhty, accumulated at s faclH1y, released Mom ~ ~clh1y, and 1ransporled from s fsclUty ~ s mate or ~ s commercla1 product or byproduct or component of ~ commercial product or byproduct
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... Second, if these programs fail to provide an adequate representation of classes and categories of industry, the Administrator may acquire mass balance information from M;455 BALANCE INFORMATION a representative number of facilities in other States. For example, assuming existing State programs include several facilities which manufacture organic chemical products but only one facility manufactures inorganic chemicals, the Administrator could acquire the information from inorganic manufacturing facilities in other States if the Administrator believed additional information was necessary for the study.
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... For example, can this information enhance assessments of whether facilities are altering operations to reduce the presence or release of toxic chemicals? Fourth, the study should evaluate the implications of implementating a mass balance program concept on a national scale.
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